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Morning after christmas. people make a point to see this painting in person at some point during their lifetimes, right? the vividness of the color in this picture is part of what is so striking for this. for us as a country this ises a close as we get to ancient history. this is the founding of the united states of america. when it comes to the historical record its an interesting thing. the further you go back the more likely it is there is vivid color in the portrayals of what happened, a rea...

So striking for this. for us as a country this is as close as we get to ancient history. this is the founding of the united states of america. when it comes to the historical record, its an interesting thing. the further you go back, the more likely it is there is vivid color in the portrayals of what happened, a really, really long time ago. the history that we have before cameras, the history people had to paint in order to remember, that history comes to us in vivid color. whether it was a pa...

Dramatic dangerous charge across the icy delaware river, crossing the delaware to the sleeping british forces. morning after christmas. people make a point to see this painting in person at some point during their lifetimes, right? the vividness of the color in this picture is part of what is so striking for this. for us as a country this is as close as we get to ancient history. this is the founding of the united states of america. when it comes to the historical record, its an interesting thin...